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130708 0782441 viewsCharra, originally an Kinki Sharyo built NH type for the NAR now coded ENH type ENH 25 D, without hungry boards loaded with gypsum, Charoban Rd grade crossing, 477.8 km.
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161109 1896441 viewsMoule, train 4DD4 rumbles along the mainline with third unit Genesee & Wyoming locomotive AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 unit 859 'City of Port Lincoln' serial 84705, built in 1963, 859 started life at Peterborough, spent some years in Tasmania and even spent time in Perth on standard gauge before being transferred to the Eyre Peninsula system in 2003.
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216-24440 viewsMoomba, view of surrounding sand hills
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030405 154839440 viewsLock, rear view of corrugated iron building located across the tracks opposite the silos, 5th April 2003.
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030405 160328440 viewsLock, station yard overview, located at the 148.5 km, originally opened in May 1913 and called Terre after a local property, renamed to Lock in December 1921. Looking north along the mainline, points, lever and indicator for grain siding, Ascom style silo complex with concrete behind them, horizontal grain shed on the right with former crew barracks in front of that. 5th April 2003.
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030406 094331440 viewsCummins, yard view looking south along the grain siding with the points, lever and indicator for the goods loading ramp siding, formation of former triangle can be seen as the mound curving away to the right. 6th April 2003.
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030407 114344440 viewsPoochera, empty grain train arrives behind former Australian National locomotive rebuilt from former AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 830 class ex 839 serial 83730 by Port Augusta Workshops to DA class unit DA 4 to shunt off empty waggons and pick up the loaded ones. 7th April 2003.
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030409 113015440 viewsDarke Peake, the end of the triangle looking west is in this cutting.
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130704 0370440 viewsKyancutta, south bound loaded grain train has stopped here to collect a loaded rack of fourteen grain waggons from the Ascom silo complex, Clyde Engineering built EMD G12C model 1204 serial 65-428 leads the train and was originally built in 1965 for Western Mining Corporation and operated by the WAGR as their A class A 1514.
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130706 0671440 viewsPort Lincoln, looking in the down direction from the London Street overbridge at the yard environs with the station at right which was Eyre Peninsula 'head offices'. 6th of July 2013.
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130708 0720440 viewsCharra,
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130708 0725440 viewsCharra,
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030416 084506440 viewsCarnes Siding located at the 566.4 km on the Central Australian line from Tarcoola to Alice Springs. Looking south from the north end of the loop, interlocking hut with repeater searchlight signal, point indicator and dual control point machine, in the distance the north end train control 'pillbox' can be seen. GeoData location. 16th April 2003.
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030405 150048439 viewsWarramboo, view of yard crane in front of concrete silo complex, the 5 ton crane is ex Port Lincoln, 5th April 2003.
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030405 161712439 viewsLock, view from the site where the former yard crane in located, along North Terrace, looking east towards the silo complexes, 5th April 2003.
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030411 154247439 viewsWirrulla , yard view looking south, goods loop rejoining from the right, grain loop on the left.
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060108 2070439 viewsLock, grain train being loaded by former SAR 830 class unit 842, built by AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84140 in 1962, originally on broad gauge, transferred to Eyre Peninsula in October 1987 and, 1204 and sister 851.
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060108 2086439 viewsLock, grain train loading almost completed as 830 class unit 851 an AE Goodwin built ALCo DL531 model serial 84137 and repainted into Australian Railroad Group livery with EMD 1200 class unit 1204 and sister 830 class 842 prepare their train for departure. 8th January 2006.
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060113 2447439 viewsThevenard, NJ class unit NJ 3 a Clyde Engineering built EMD model JL22C serial 71-730, originally built for the Central Australia Railway in 1971, transferred to the Eyre Peninsula in 1981. 13th January 2006.
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060113 2464439 viewsThevenard, narrow gauge loco 1604 with a fresh crew depart the yard with empty train 6DD3, 1604 leads a triple consist of Clyde Engineering built EMD JL22C model 1600 / NJ class combination of 1604 serial 71-731 and originally NJ 4, NJ 3 serial 71-730 and 1601 serial 71-728 the original class leader NJ 1, all three units started on the Central Australia Railway in 1971 and were transferred to the Eyre Peninsula in 1981. 1604 and 1601 both renumbered in 2004. 13th January 2006.
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